Plate lifter



Dec. 26, 1922. 1,439,885.

G. GORMAN.

PLATE LIFTER.

FILED OCT. 17. I919.

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eases GEORGE GORIVIAN, F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLATE LIFTER.

Application filed October 17, 1919. Serial No; 331,453.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that GEOR E GORMAN, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in PlateLifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in litters for pans, plates andthe like and its leading object is to provide a simple lifter,preferably constructed of wire and providing a handle and a plate or panengaging blade portion in the form of a loop to pro- 5 vide a pocket inwhich the base of the pan or plate may slide so as to prevent accidentaldisplacement from the blade.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterin which the blade can be folded on the handle in its inoperativeposition and will only have a limited movement in its open position, sothat it will be held at an angular relation to the handle, whereby itcan be easily pushed under a pan or plate, in an oven on a table orotherwise.

With the above and other objects in view this invention relates tocertain new and usefilul improvements, constructions and ar- 3orangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification.and. fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 5 designates a handle which isshown to consist of a single section of wire twisted on itself at 6 soas to rovide a terminal closed loop 7 and diverging fork arms 8 and 9.

The fork arm 8 is formed with a terminal eye 8 and the fork arm 9 isformed with a similar eye 9 A lifting blade in the form of a wire loop10 has its terminal portion connected by the the eye 9 at 9 and 9".

In this way the blade has a double stop againstexcessive opening actionon the handle and yet hasa limited closing action such as will bring theblade in contacting position with the handle as shown in Figure 3.

In using my improved device the blade occupies the position shown inFig. 2 and the upper end of the handle is grasped as will bereadilyunderstood. 'l. he round base of the ordinary plate or pan suchas. pie plates or of pudding dishes will slide inthe open space of theloop 10. In order to limit the inward movement of said plates or pans ordishes and to prevent the spreading apart of the sides of the loop orblade 10 I provide a brace 11 on the'ends of which terminal eyes 11 and11 are formed, which are connected to the terminal eyes 10 and 10 of theblade 10.

Having described my invention, I claim:

At lifter consisting of a loop providing a pocket for the plate to belifted and havlng terminal eyes, a brace having terminal eyes connectedwith the terminal eyes of the loop and providing a stop for engagementby the plate or pan to be lifted and a handle having terminal i ork armshingedly connected with the eyes of the loop and adapted to be held inopen position in angular relation thereto and oapableof being foldedagainst the loop in its inoperatlve position.

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Signed by me at Springfield, Massachuenonen GORMAN.

